The Cult Vault

In this miniseries I talk with Micah Losh, author of the recently published memoir Mentally Diseased. During Micah's childhood in the Jehovah's Witnesses, he lost his father. This eternal spiritual relationship was then held hostage, with Micah being told that the only way to be reunited is to fully submit to the teachings of the Watchtower Organisation. Slipping into a deep depression, Micah rece...

In this episode, I talk with with two inspiring women who have escaped the clutches of the notorious cult, the Children of God. As former members of the cult, our guests share their harrowing experiences, detailing the physical, emotional and sexual abuse, as well as the indoctrination tactics used by the group's leaders. But the voices of these 2 survivors are not just victims - they have become...

In this episode, I talk with with two inspiring women who have escaped the clutches of the notorious cult, the Children of God. As former members of the cult, our guests share their harrowing experiences, detailing the physical, emotional and sexual abuse, as well as the indoctrination tactics used by the group's leaders. But the voices of these 2 survivors are not just victims - they have become...

In this episode, I talk with with two inspiring women who have escaped the clutches of the notorious cult, the Children of God. As former members of the cult, our guests share their harrowing experiences, detailing the physical, emotional and sexual abuse, as well as the indoctrination tactics used by the group's leaders. But the voices of these 2 survivors are not just victims - they have become...

In this series I talk with Brendan Whyatt about being born into a family cult with an authoritarian and abusive father who was also involved in a high-demand political group. Brendan talks about his escape from family life, his travels seeking what was missing from childhood and his subsequent stay at an ashram in India. Brendan now works as a University Lecturer and is working to educate himself...

In this series I talk with Brendan Whyatt about being born into a family cult with an authoritarian and abusive father who was also involved in a high-demand political group. Brendan talks about his escape from family life, his travels seeking what was missing from childhood and his subsequent stay at an ashram in India. Brendan now works as a University Lecturer and is working to educate himself...

In this episode, I chat with Tamara MC, PhD. Dr. Tamara MC is a freedom activist for girls and women worldwide. She is a social scientist and linguist who explores how language is used to manipulate vulnerable populations. As a cult, child marriage, polygamy, and modern-day slavery survivor/advocate, themes in her work explore coercive control, intergenerational trauma, religion/spirituality, and...

In this episode, I chat with Tamara MC, PhD. Dr. Tamara MC is a freedom activist for girls and women worldwide. She is a social scientist and linguist who explores how language is used to manipulate vulnerable populations. As a cult, child marriage, polygamy, and modern-day slavery survivor/advocate, themes in her work explore coercive control, intergenerational trauma, religion/spirituality, and...

In this episode, I chat with Tamara MC, PhD. Dr. Tamara MC is a freedom activist for girls and women worldwide. She is a social scientist and linguist who explores how language is used to manipulate vulnerable populations. As a cult, child marriage, polygamy, and modern-day slavery survivor/advocate, themes in her work explore coercive control, intergenerational trauma, religion/spirituality, and...

In this miniseries I talk with Christa about her experiences growing up in River Road Fellowship - a splinter group of The Way International that was started by a man named Victor Barnard. Barnard is now a convicted felon, serving a 30 year sentence for crimes including child sexual assault. For more on Christa's story, visit @thesurvivorexperience on Instagram to follow her work. Intro source - V...

In this miniseries I talk with Christa about her experiences growing up in River Road Fellowship - a splinter group of The Way International that was started by a man named Victor Barnard. Barnard is now a convicted felon, serving a 30 year sentence for crimes including child sexual assault. For more on Christa's story, visit @thesurvivorexperience on Instagram to follow her work. Intro source - V...

In this miniseries, I had the honour of chatting with leading cult expert Alexandra Stein. Alexandra Stein, Ph. D. is a writer and educator specializing in the social psychology of ideological extremism and other dangerous social relationships. Dr. Stein offers programs and materials to help people understand how to identify and protect themselves and others from recruitment to cultic or extremist...

In this miniseries, I had the honour of chatting with leading cult expert Alexandra Stein. Alexandra Stein, Ph. D. is a writer and educator specializing in the social psychology of ideological extremism and other dangerous social relationships. Dr. Stein offers programs and materials to help people understand how to identify and protect themselves and others from recruitment to cultic or extremist...

In this miniseries, I had the honour of chatting with leading cult expert Alexandra Stein. Alexandra Stein, Ph. D. is a writer and educator specializing in the social psychology of ideological extremism and other dangerous social relationships. Dr. Stein offers programs and materials to help people understand how to identify and protect themselves and others from recruitment to cultic or extremist...

In this miniseries I talk with Rachel about her experiences growing up listening to Family Radio - a Christian broadcast run by Harold Camping. Camping was a radio preacher from California who would prophesised multuple doomsday dates, encouraging listeners to prepare for the rapture, for the end of the world. The results of this included people quitting jobs, selling homes, even killing pets. Rac...

In this miniseries I talk with Rachel about her experiences growing up listening to Family Radio - a Christian broadcast run by Harold Camping. Camping was a radio preacher from California who would prophesised multuple doomsday dates, encouraging listeners to prepare for the rapture, for the end of the world. The results of this included people quitting jobs, selling homes, even killing pets. Rac...

In this miniseries I talk with Rachel about her experiences growing up listening to Family Radio - a Christian broadcast run by Harold Camping. Camping was a radio preacher from California who would prophesised multuple doomsday dates, encouraging listeners to prepare for the rapture, for the end of the world. The results of this included people quitting jobs, selling homes, even killing pets. Rac...

In this episode I chat with Brandon Chadwick, host of the Narcissist Apocalypse podcast. From Brandon's website: "In 2019, I began interviewing survivors of narcissistic and domestic abuse on my podcast, Narcissist Apocalypse. In that time, I’ve published over 250 survivor stories, interviewed countless experts in the field, from therapists, to lawyers, to domestic violence advocates and agencies....

In this episode I chat with Brandon Chadwick, host of the Narcissist Apocalypse podcast. From Brandon's website: "In 2019, I began interviewing survivors of narcissistic and domestic abuse on my podcast, Narcissist Apocalypse. In that time, I’ve published over 250 survivor stories, interviewed countless experts in the field, from therapists, to lawyers, to domestic violence advocates and agencies....

When being disfellowshipped from the Jehovah's Witnesses, individuals often experience being completely closed off and shunned from their own congregation. Often times, in high demand religious groups such as the JW's, this community is all the individual has ever known, including family and close friends. The strain placed on marriages adds an extra layer of turmoil. In Daniel O'Brien's case, the...

When being disfellowshipped from the Jehovah's Witnesses, individuals often experience being completely closed off and shunned from their own congregation. Often times, in high demand religious groups such as the JW's, this community is all the individual has ever known, including family and close friends. The strain placed on marriages adds an extra layer of turmoil. In Daniel O'Brien's case, the...

When being disfellowshipped from the Jehovah's Witnesses, individuals often experience being completely closed off and shunned from their own congregation. Often times, in high demand religious groups such as the JW's, this community is all the individual has ever known, including family and close friends. The strain placed on marriages adds an extra layer of turmoil. In Daniel O'Brien's case, the...

On February 9th HULU are premiering an exclusive documentary looking into the cult at Sarah Lawrence College spearheaded by Larry Ray. Daniel Barban Levin is a survivor of this and has written a gut-wrenching memoir "Slonim Woods 9". Find a copy of Daniel's book here - https://amzn.eu/d/cCjsKV0 "Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence is an upcoming American true crime documentary miniseri...

Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence is an upcoming HULU documentary directed by Zachary Heinzerling. A group of unsuspecting young adults, during a period of transition and vulnerability, were severely manipulated by the abusive, controlling and abhorrent cult leader Larry Ray. Posing at first as a father-figure, Ray used extreme methods of coercive control on his victims. Ray now sits...

In this instalment, I talk with former Jehovah's Witness turned activist and author Natalie Grand about her experiences and journey from leaving the organisation to publishing her award winning graphic novel "Cult Girls". "Cult Girls based on true events, telling the story of Talia and her friends as they struggle with growing suspicions that their faith is a patriarchal religious cult. It's a sto...